Family and Education
b. c. 1661, 2nd s. of George Cary, DD, dean of Exeter, and bro. of Sir George Cary. educ. Queen’s, Oxf. matric. 23 Mar. 1678, aged 16; M. Temple 1679. m. (1) aft. 1683, Joan (d. 4 Feb. 1687), da. of (Sir) William Wyndham, 1st Bt., of Orchard Wyndham, Som., s.p.; (2) lic. 28 Mar. 1694 (with £5,000), Mary (d.1701), da. of Thomas Mansel I of Briton Ferry, Glam., 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. bro. 1685.Vivian, Vis. Devon, 159; Collinson, Som. iii. 495; Cat. Penrice and Margam Mss, ser. 4, iii. 144.
Offices Held
Recorder, Okehampton 1685 – ?Jan. 1688, j.p. Devon 1687 – July 1688, Oct. 1688–96, 1700 – d., commr. for assessment 1689 – 90, dep. lt. 1703–d.
Commr. for drowned lands 1690.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Clovelly, Devon.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
CARY, William (c.1661-1710)
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